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SB 1202 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Benefits for Firefighters Injured During Training Exercises

Summary
Benefits for Firefighters Injured During Training Exercises; Providing that a firefighter and his or her spouse and dependent children are eligible for certain insurance coverage if the firefighter is totally and permanently disabled during an official training exercise; providing a declaration of an important state interest, etc.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareThe bill provides insurance coverage for firefighters and their families, directly expanding health benefits for a specific group.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentThe bill expands worker benefits by providing insurance coverage for firefighters and their families if the firefighter is permanently disabled during training exercises.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed May 22, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

S 1202 c1 → S 1202 er · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a committee version to an enrolled version, indicating it has been passed by both legislative chambers and is ready for the governor's signature. The substantive policy content regarding firefighter benefits remains unchanged, with no modifications to eligibility criteria, benefit amounts, or effective dates.
TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a committee draft with page headers and coding instructions to an enrolled bill with standardized formatting and metadata indicating passage status.

Line numbers and spacing were reorganized to match the enrolled bill standard format, but the actual legislative text remains identical.

Removed committee attribution text and added enrolled bill metadata including bill number, version identifier, and passage date.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
25 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
9
May 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Stan McClain
Stan McClain
RRepublican
FL
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